# Grade 1 turf mile racing championships

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/grade-1-turf-mile-racing-championships
> Updated: 2026-10-03T22:06:11.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

High-level turf mile horse racing competitions have seen consecutive championship victories for Notable Speech and Rhetorical. 

In September, Notable Speech won the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile at Woodbine for the second year in a row, qualifying for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Following this, Rhetorical secured a consecutive victory in the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland, also earning an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-03: Rhetorical wins consecutive Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland

Rhetorical won the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland for the second consecutive year, qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Mile.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rhetorical-wins-consecutive-coolmore-turf-mile-stakes-at-keeneland

### 2026-09-11: Notable Speech wins Grade 1 Woodbine Mile

Notable Speech won the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile for the second year in a row, defeating Deterministic by 1 1/4 lengths to secure a Breeders' Cup qualifying berth.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/notable-speech-wins-second-consecutive-woodbine-mile-stakes

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Cite as: Grade 1 turf mile racing championships. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/grade-1-turf-mile-racing-championships